LB Harrison: I've had 'double digit' concussions

Summary of 3 articles · Updated Oct 17, 2012

Harrison also said he never missed a game for any of those concussions. Steelers linebacker James Harrison has developed a reputation through the years for giving concussions to opposing players, but Harrison also says he has had plenty of them himself. A… (more)fter enduring what he estimated as "double digit" bouts with concussion-like symptoms throughout his decade-long career, Harrison began using a special layer of padding inside his helmet last fall and is pleased with the results. Although the NFL’s approach to preventing concussions has been to try to reduce helmet-to-helmet contact and fine and suspend players like Harrison who break the rules, Harrison has been pushing the use of military-grade Kevlar padding in helmets. Harrison, looking for additional protection around his head and face after fracturing his orbital bone, found that the padding had many benefits. The four-time Pro Bowler now uses a helmet with CRT padding by Unequal Technologies, which adapts equipment used by military personnel for their own protection.

James Harrison says that new helmet padding protects him after ‘double-digit concussions’

Through his career, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison has been suspended for a game and fined well over $100,000 for hits the NFL deemed illegal, but when it came to concussion protection and prevention, Harrison had to find his own …

James Harrison says he’s had a dozen undisclosed concussions

Steelers linebacker James Harrison has developed a reputation through the years for giving concussions to opposing players, but Harrison also says he has had plenty of them himself. Harrison told reporters today that he’s had at least a dozen concussion